Archive for July, 2008

Remove Power Antivirus 2009 - Power Antivirus 2009 Removal Instructions

Power Antivirus 2009 is a rogue anti-virus program and clone of Win Antivir 2008. Once Power Antivirus 2009 infects a system, it sends a notification via popup balloon, various fake warning alerts and false scanning report.


July 31st, 2008

Power Antivirus 2009 Removal Guide

Do you know what Power Antivirus 2009 is? DESCRIPTION Power Antivirus 2009 or PowerAntivirus2009, is a rogue anti-spyware program that is related to Win Antivir 2008 or Win Antivirus 2008. I guess you have to have some extra "power" and not just the normal Antivirus 2009 program. From the looks of it, Power Antivirus 2009 is powerful enough to take money from computer users who make the mistake of purchasing this meaningless program. Power Antivirus 2009 can be downloaded or installed from the www.power-antivirus-2009.com website. You should never visit www.power-antivirus-2009.com even if your curiosity is getting the best of you. You risk the download of the Power Antivirus 2009 program and it is not a good program to have on your computer.


July 31st, 2008

GenericDownloader.ab Trojan Found In Fake Invoice and Airline E-Ticket Emails

Malware E-Mails Disguised as Invoices and E-Tickets contain the GenericDownloader.ab Trojan Recent reports from McAfee have stated that malware is being distributed through e-mail in the form of airline e-tickets and UPS invoices. The price of air travel is already outrageous so you want to be sure your purchased airline ticket is secured right?. If you are one of the lucky ones and recently purchased an airline ticket, 9 times out of 10 you are going to open a received email related to an "airline ticket". What better way to spread malware onto computer users than using a fake airline e-ticket, airline titled email or even a UPS invoice?


July 31st, 2008

Beijing Olympics Sparks Millions of Worldwide Spam Messages

Spammers are going for Gold for the most spam messages sent Major events happening around the world, such as this year’s Beijing Olympics, always spark a sudden increase in spam messages. Secure Computer, a security vendor, has announced that they have seen a big increase in spam messages in the past few weeks related to the Beijing Olympics. They go on to say that they have seen as many as 360 million of these messages show up online recently. Most of us know how spam email messages can be misconstrued due to the subject naming. Why use "Olympic" titled messages to spam people?


July 31st, 2008

SecureExpertCleaner Removal Guide

Do you know what SecureExpertCleaner is? DESCRIPTION SecureExpertCleaner is a dirty rogue anti-spyware program that performs tricks and devious actions to get you to purchase a licensed version of the SecureExpertCleaner program. SecureExpertCleaner or Secure Expert Cleaner is known to be installed through the Zlob Trojan without your permission. SecureExpertCleaner is also known to be promoted, downloaded and sold directly through the www.secureexpertcleaner.com website. SecureExpertCleaner uses aggressive means of enticing you to spend your money on a full download of SecureExpertCleaner. You may get popups and security alerts notifying you of an infection that SecureExpertCleaner found on your system. This is totally bogus and should not be trusted. SecureExpertCleaner is a useless program that does not remove parasites from your computer like it claims too.


July 31st, 2008

WinAntivir threat: information and removal

WinAntivir (a.k.a Win Antivir 2008 2.6) is a new rogue anti-spyware program - a fake spyware remover, which uses trojans, such as the infamous Zlob or Vundo, to enter the system. This parasite uses misleading advertising to get the user to purchase it’s "license version". Once inside and active, WinAntivir will flood the user with popups ...


July 31st, 2008

Troj_Renos.ACO or lphc3pgj0e3ct.exe Infection Removal Guide

Do you know what Troj_Renos.ACO is? DESCRIPTION The Trojan infection called Troj_Renos.ACO or lphc3pgj0e3ct.exe was discovered to be a malicious infection that may be downloaded from remote sites or through other malware installed on your system. The Troj_Renos.ACO Trojan installs the lphc3pgj0e3ct.exe file onto your computer which will add a registry entry that boots upon startup of Windows. The installation is usually done without your knowledge or permission.


July 31st, 2008

How to remove SecureExpertCleaner - SecureExpertCleaner Remover

What is SecureExpertCleaner? SecureExpertCleaner is a new rogue anti-spyware with deceptive detection mechanism. SecureExpertCleaner usually installed itself onto your computer without your knowledge, through trojan horses or fake video codecs. SecureExpertCleaner will generate fake system alerts or fake security warnings to trick user to [...]


July 31st, 2008

Win Antivir 2008 Removal Guide

Do you know what Win Antivir 2008 is? DESCRIPTION Win Antivir 2008 is nothing more than the same rogue anti-spyware program as Win Antivirus 2008. Win Antivir 2008 has the same interface and displays some of the same popup alerts as Win Antivirus 2008. Even though Win Antivir 2008 has two letters knocked off of it’s name from it’s twin, it does not mean it is less dangerous. You must still remove Win Antivir 2008 once you find that it is on your system.


July 31st, 2008

How to remove Power Antivirus 2009 (Uninstall Instructions)

Power Antivirus 2009 is a rogue antivirus program from the same makers as Win Antivir 2008. In fact, Power Antivirus and Win Antivir are exactly the same program except that the filenames, registry keys, and names are different. They also act the same; they display false information stating that you are infected, while not allowing you to remove anything unless you first purchase the software. Power Antivirus 2009 is advertised through sites that pretend to be online scanners, which state you are infected and should install Power Antivirus in order to protect yourself. In reality, though, these scanners are just advertisements and are doing nothing but promoting the program. So, do not be concerned by what it says as the information given to you is all fake. [...]


July 30th, 2008

Remove Dns-Problem.com - Dns-Problem.com Removal Instructions

Dns-Problem.com is a browser hijacker that is usually downloaded and installed onto your computer by a Trojan.Zlob. After Dns-Problem.com is installed, It will change your browser settings and redirect your homepage to http://www.windefender.com. Dns-Problem.com promotes


July 30th, 2008

Remove Antispyware2008c.com - Antispyware2008c.com Removal Instructions

Antispyware2008c.com is a fake security website that promotes rogue anti-spyware application ( its called Anti spyware 2008 ) which is secretly installed by the trojan. It starts generating warning messages claiming system infection


July 30th, 2008

SecureExpertCleaner Removal Tool

SecureExpertCleaner is the latest extremely dangerous rogue anti-spyware. It may damage your computer and cause serious system errors and slowdowns. SecureExpertCleaner use trojan horse to install itself on your PC and hijack browser homepage, showing fake spyware scan results to trick you into purchasing “full” version of this nasty application. We recomend to remove SecureExpertCleaner [...]


July 30th, 2008

Win Antivir 2008 - removal methods and remover

Win Antivir 2008 (WinAntivir 2008) is the latest rogue anti-spyware (actually malware). It generates fake spyware detection reports to trick you into buying "full" version of this scamware. Win Antivir 2008 may hijack your homepage, showing fake online...


July 30th, 2008

Cyber Predator Review: What Is Cyber Predator Spyware?

Cyber Predator spyware were first release a UK based software house called Ingenuity Limited. It is a commercial montoring software which is called spyware. The cyber predator spyware is aimed at monitoring user activity without consent and it is available is the market for individual sale. Typical virus removal tools do not detect the cyber predator [...]


July 30th, 2008

Cyber Snoop Review: What Is Cyber Snoop Spyware?

Cyber Snoop spyware was first introduced and spread by pearl software. The description during the release of this software pearl software informed the clients about it as the controlling, filtering and internet monitoring program for a stand alone personal computer. The core objective behind the cyber snoop use is to monitor user activity. Cyber snoop works [...]


July 30th, 2008

How to remove Win Antivir 2008 and Win Antivirus 2008 (Uninstall Instructions)

Win Antivir 2008 and Win Antivirus 2008 are the names of two rogue anti-spyware programs that, though they have different names and filenames, are actually the same exact program. These two programs are part of the notorious SpywareSheriff family that has plagued Internet users for quite a while. These programs are advertised via web sites that pretend to be anti-malware scanners, but are instead nothing more than glorified ads. When the fake scanners are finished, they will say you are infected and prompt you to download and install Win Antivir 2008 or Win Antivirus 2008. [...]


July 29th, 2008

How to remove RegistryDoctor 2008 (Uninstall Instructions)

RegistryDoctor2008 is a rogue Windows Registry cleaning program. When installed, RegistryDoctor2008 will scan your computer and state that you have a variety of Registry issues on your computer. In order to fix these issues, though, you must first purchase a license of the software. As you can see from the screen shots below, when the program states that you have Registry problems they do not disclose what these problems really are. Instead, it will just give you the total errors and no other information about them. [...]


July 29th, 2008

Remove WinSpyProtect - Win Spy Protect Removal Instructions

WinSpyProtect (or Win Spy Protect) is a rogue anti-spyware application which is secretly installed by the trojans. It starts generating warning messages claiming system infection in order to force users into purchasing the full version of the program.


July 29th, 2008

RegistryDoctor2008 threat: information and removal

RegistryDoctor2008 is a new rogue registry cleaner - a corrupt application, which claims to be efficient at removing registry errors, but is actually a fake. This parasite is similar to other rogues on a few occasions: it usually enters the system by using trojans (such as Zlob) and it relies on misleading advertising to get ...


July 29th, 2008